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Captain William Scarth Moorsom (1804–1863) was an English soldier and engineer. He was born in Whitby to a military family, being the son of an admiral, and trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, becoming a captain in the 52nd regiment. After assisting Robert Stephenson he created railway lines in England, Belgium, Germany and Ceylon. == Early life and career == Moorsom was the youngest of the four sons of Admiral Sir Robert Moorsom, who had served at the Trafalgar, and his wife Eleanor.〔Jehanne Wake, ''Kleinwort, Benson: the history of two families in banking'', (p.89 ), accessed 18 November 2008〕 He entered the Royal Military College in 1819, and became especially adept in fortification and military surveying. In 1823 he joined the 79th Highlanders Regiment, then stationed in Ireland. During his stay there, he made a survey of Dublin and its neighbourhood. This remained in use until superseded by the Ordnance Survey publication. In 1825 he served in the Mediterranean at the rank of lieutenant of the 7th Fusiliers. In 1826 he transferred to the 69th Regiment, and then to the 52nd Light Infantry in Nova Scotia.〔1864 ''"Obituary Captain William Scarth Moorsom, 1804-1863."'' Institution of Civil Engineers: Minutes of the Proceedings, Volume 23, pages 498 –504〕 During this time he served as deputy quartermaster-general. He produced a survey of the harbour and environs of Halifax, along with reports on transport feasibility to all parts of the province, and published a monograph ''Letters From Nova Scotia; comprising Sketches of a Young Country'' in 1830. Although he was highly regarded he was unable to purchase a suitable promotion so returned to England and bought out his commission in 1832. He had met his wife, Isabella Ann Morris, daughter of Lewis Wilkins, judge and head of the supreme court in Nova Scotia. They lived with his father at Cosgrove Priory, near Stony Stratford, until his death in April 1835. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Moorsom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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